2 months ago written and directed by Kaan Müjdeci; On the other hand, we talked about the domestic TV series Hamlet, which includes names such as Erdal Beşikçioğlu, Şebnem Bozoklu and Hatice Aslan. The series, adapted from William Shakespeare’s work of the same name, took its place on the mobile-oriented TV series and movie broadcasting platform GAIN.
However, apart from the quality of the series and the fact that it was the first production to represent Turkey in an international series festival, the most talked about thing was the censorship on the poster of the series. It is not known whether the censorship was imposed later by the sanction of the authorities or whether it was pre-arranged by saying “just in case”. However, the reactions on social media mostly argue that this change is wrong.
Hamlet poster on digital platforms:
The censored version of the poster displayed on the streets:
Most of the social media reactions to the regulation agreed that the human body should not be attributed to sexuality alone. While many social media users, including famous names, criticized the situation, some did not forget to make fun of it.
Social media reactions to Hamlet’s censored poster:
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